Kào lìliang néng jǔ qiānjīn; kào zhìhuì néng jǔ wàn jīn.

靠力量能舉千斤, 靠智慧能舉萬斤。

Lit Using [brute] strength, [one can] hold a thousand catties, [but] using wisdom, [one can] hold ten thousand.

Fig Brain power is stronger than muscle power.

Note [Note: literally, one jīn or “catty” is equal to one-half kilogram, but qiānjīn is figuratively taken to mean “a ton, very heavy, weighty”; see also zhì dí qiān jūn below.]

Topics jīn qiānjīn (wt.) STRENGTH WISDOM